Wealth & Space


The project

Wealth & Space is a collaborative research project funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The project investigates the nexus between wealth accumulation and the production of space in Latin America. It departs from two premises: 

Wealth accumulation

The accumulation of capital is historically related to producing and appropriating space, infrastructures, land and natural resources. Consequently, space and society are mutually co-produced.

Space production

Powerful economic actors in Latin America control and shape the production of space for wealth accumulation through networks of companies that carry out coordinated actions.

Activities

 

 

Wealth & Space Meeting in Mérida, Mexico, November 2025

 

 

The meeting provided an opportunity to learn about the topics of study on the Yucatán Peninsula, as well as to make significant progress in the observatory and follow up on articles in progress.

 

 

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